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Flood warnings issued in B. C. as weather system approaches
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (450+ words) Emergency officials in British Columbia are warning of flooding along the Columbia River in the southeastern corner of the province bordering Alberta. Water is pumped out from a flooded home near the Bonaparte River as sandbags line a sidewalk in…...
A trip to the United Arab Emirates' darkest spot reveals a rare view of the Milky Way
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (617+ words) But something has been lost over that period: a clear vision across nearly all of the country's inhabited lands of the stars in the night sky that once guided Bedouin across the shifting desert dunes of its vast interior, known…...
Black bear killed, cubs captured after repeated conflicts in B. C. provincial park
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (218+ words) A sign warning of a bear in the area is shown in Squamish, B. C. on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amy Smart MAPLE RIDGE - Conservation officers have killed a female black bear and captured two cubs after multiple reports of conflict…...
Critics oppose Wyoming hydroelectric project, pointing to climate-driven drought crisis
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (663+ words) Anglers attempt to land a trout on the Miracle Mile section of the North Platte River in central Wyoming, May 17, 2021. (Dustin Bleizeffer/Wyo File via AP) A proposed pumped-water electricity storage facility at Seminoe Reservoir could decimate the prized Miracle…...
Southeastern B. C. under flood watch due to storms, high temperatures
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (241+ words) CRANBROOK - A wide swath of southeastern British Columbia is under a flood watch as risks rise from rainfall and warm weather accelerating snowmelt. B. C.'s River Forecast Centre says both the eastern and western portion of the Kootenays, as well as…...
Melting snowpack, expected rain prompt flood-prevention measures in Alberta
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (141+ words) A pedestrian cross a bridge over the Bow River in Banff, Alta. , Tuesday, May 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Mc Intosh CALGARY - Communities along Alberta's Rocky Mountains are preparing for flooding from a melting snowpack and forecasted rain. Lake Louise, Banff,…...
National artificial intelligence strategy to be released next week, Carney says
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (647+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives on Parliament Hill ahead of a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby OTTAWA - The federal government is set to introduce its AI strategy within days " a long-awaited policy…...
Here's what to expect this summer, according to The Weather Network
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (148+ words) thecanadianpressnews. ca The turbulent spring could offer a preview of Canada's upcoming summer, the Weather Network's senior meteorologist said, with the transition to El Nino expected to make it hard for hot and dry weather to lock into place over…...
Sizzle or fizzle? Here's what to expect this summer, according to The Weather Network
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (962+ words) Western Canada is in for a hot summer but temperatures may tip to the colder side of normal in parts of Central and Eastern Canada, as shown in this 2026 summer forecast map provided by The Weather Network. THE CANADIAN PRESS…...
Southern California officials lift all evacuation orders for residents near damaged chemical tank
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (15+ words) thecanadianpressnews. ca...